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NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s finance ministry will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation to boost revenue and tackle other challenges, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on Monday, after protesters forced the government to withdraw its financing law. President William Ruto discarded tax hikes worth more than 346 billion shillings ($2.7 bln) in June […]

The number of children who died in a fire in a school dormitory in central Kenya has risen to 21, the government spokesperson said Saturday. Officials began removing the bodies of the children as they tried to account for the dozens of boys still missing. Journalists were moved to wait outside the Hillside Endarasha Primary […]

Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed all of his Cabinet ministers, promising to form a new, leaner, and more efficient government. This decision follows weeks of intense protests against high taxes and allegations of poor governance. In a nationally televised address, President Ruto also announced the dismissal of the attorney general. He stated that […]

President William Ruto is scheduled to address the nation at 4 pm on Wednesday. The briefing will take place at State House, Nairobi, focusing on concerns surrounding the Finance Bill, 2024. State House sources have revealed that President Ruto has chosen not to assent to the bill. Instead, he will send it back to Parliament […]

Nairobi, Kenya – President William Ruto, who ascended to office in 2022 with promises to tackle corruption, rejuvenate the sluggish economy, and assist impoverished communities, finds himself at a critical juncture as he faces considerable resistance to his pivotal finance bill. President Ruto, recognized for his political savvy from his nearly ten years as deputy […]

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who is contesting his loss in this month’s presidential election in the Supreme Court, said he will respect the court’s ruling – but still believes he won. This is Odinga’s fifth run at the presidency, blaming previous losses on rigging, claims that have twice sparked deadly protests in East Africa’s […]

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya is going ahead with its plan to inoculate its citizens against COVID-19 using a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, a senior health ministry official said on Thursday, dismissing concerns over its efficacy. South Africa paused the rollout of the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University following a small clinical trial that […]

Kenya’s Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe has confirmed 12 new coronavirus cases in the country, five of them involving hotel workers. Mr Kagwe told a media briefing that more than 450 samples were tested by Friday morning and that: “We have already got 12 positive cases and we have not finished the day”. Travellers who arrived […]

Kenya has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus, Minister of Health Mutahi Kagwe said on Friday. Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said the patient arrived in the country on 5 March but was given a positive diagnosis on 12 March. She had travelled from the US and transited in London, without leaving the airport, […]

Al-Shabab Militants attacked a military base used by United States troops in Kenya early Sunday. A pre-dawn attempt by al-Shabab forces to breach security at Manda Bay Airfield was repelled, U.S. Africa Command said in a statement. But it added that “the security situation at Manda Bay is fluid. It said initial reports reflected damage […]